Kalangadoo vs Wattle Range

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wattle Range, most households are couple families. On these figures, Wattle Range tends to suit couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Kalangadoo carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 71/100)
  • Wattle Range is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 48%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Wattle Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (6% vs 16%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kalangadoo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($161/wk vs $175/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Wattle Range

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (396.6 km vs 414.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (267 min vs 272 min)
  • But Kalangadoo is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kalangadoo

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 71/100)
  • But Wattle Range has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Kalangadoo and Wattle Range drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Kalangadoo Wattle Range
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Kalangadoo Wattle Range
Walkability 20 / 0
Kalangadoo — Walkability: 20/100 Wattle Range — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 81 / 29
Kalangadoo — Safety: 81/100 Wattle Range — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 23 / 24
Kalangadoo — Low fire risk: 23/100 Wattle Range — Low fire risk: 24/100

Demographics

Kalangadoo has more residents (457 vs 68); Wattle Range has higher household incomes ($87,724 vs $57,928).

Kalangadoo Wattle Range
Population 457
+85% vs other
 68
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.4% -5.6%
Median age 49 48
Median household income $57,928/yr $87,724/yr
+51% vs other
Median weekly rent $161/wk $175/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kalangadoo Wattle Range
0-4 1.8% / —
Kalangadoo — 0-4: 1.8% Wattle Range — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 12.3% / 17.6%
Kalangadoo — 5-14: 12.3% Wattle Range — 5-14: 17.6%
15-19 4.6% / 5.9%
Kalangadoo — 15-19: 4.6% Wattle Range — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 5.0% / —
Kalangadoo — 20-24: 5.0% Wattle Range — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.3% / 5.9%
Kalangadoo — 25-34: 8.3% Wattle Range — 25-34: 5.9%
35-44 11.6% / 10.3%
Kalangadoo — 35-44: 11.6% Wattle Range — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 16.8% / 13.2%
Kalangadoo — 45-54: 16.8% Wattle Range — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 17.5% / 20.6%
Kalangadoo — 55-64: 17.5% Wattle Range — 55-64: 20.6%
65-74 14.4% / 16.2%
Kalangadoo — 65-74: 14.4% Wattle Range — 65-74: 16.2%
75-84 4.8% / 10.3%
Kalangadoo — 75-84: 4.8% Wattle Range — 75-84: 10.3%
85+ 0.9% / —
Kalangadoo — 85+: 0.9% Wattle Range — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kalangadoo 32.1% couple families
Kalangadoo — Couple Families: 32.1% Kalangadoo — Lone Person: 44.6% Kalangadoo — One Parent Families: 16.1% Kalangadoo — Group Household: 3.6% Kalangadoo — Other Families: 3.6%
Wattle Range 60.0% couple families
Wattle Range — Couple Families: 60.0% Wattle Range — Lone Person: 40.0% Wattle Range — One Parent Families: 0.0% Wattle Range — Group Household: 0.0% Wattle Range — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kalangadoo 18.5% renting
Kalangadoo — Owned Outright: 49.1% Kalangadoo — Mortgage: 32.4% Kalangadoo — Renting: 18.5%
Wattle Range 25.0% renting
Wattle Range — Owned Outright: 55.0% Wattle Range — Mortgage: 20.0% Wattle Range — Renting: 25.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kalangadoo 99.4% houses
Kalangadoo — Houses: 99.4% Kalangadoo — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Wattle Range 100.0% houses
Wattle Range — Houses: 100.0% Wattle Range — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Kalangadoo Wattle Range
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 11.8%
Kalangadoo — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Wattle Range — Certificate III & IV: 11.8%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 5.9%
Kalangadoo — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Wattle Range — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.2% / 4.4%
Kalangadoo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2% Wattle Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / —
Kalangadoo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Wattle Range — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / —
Kalangadoo — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Wattle Range — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Property market

Kalangadoo Wattle Range
Median house price $365,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 63 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Kalangadoo Wattle Range
Rural and farming 99% 100%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Kalangadoo Wattle Range
New dwellings approved 31
across Wattle Range
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Kalangadoo Wattle Range
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 22% of SA Higher than 67% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of SA Higher than 49% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 25% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of SA Higher than 28% of SA

Liveability

Kalangadoo is more walkable (20 vs 0).

Kalangadoo Wattle Range
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Wattle Range carries more crime risk (71 vs 19).

Kalangadoo Wattle Range
Bushfire High
77/100
 High
76/100
Crime Low
19/100
 High
71/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Kalangadoo Wattle Range
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kalangadoo

  • Kalangadoo Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Wattle Range

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Kalangadoo Wattle Range
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Kalangadoo sits further from the CBD (414.6 km vs 396.6 km).

Kalangadoo Wattle Range
Walkability score 20/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 414.6 km
+4% vs other
 396.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 272 min 267 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5278
 0.2%
postcode 5280
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 5278
 51
postcode 5280

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Kalangadoo Wattle Range
Car (driver) 68.9% / 40.0%
Kalangadoo — Car (driver): 68.9% Wattle Range — Car (driver): 40.0%
Worked from Home 18.6% / 50.0%
Kalangadoo — Worked from Home: 18.6% Wattle Range — Worked from Home: 50.0%
Walked Only 5.6% / 10.0%
Kalangadoo — Walked Only: 5.6% Wattle Range — Walked Only: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 6.8% / —
Kalangadoo — Car (passenger): 6.8% Wattle Range — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.9%).

Setting

Kalangadoo Wattle Range
Elevation 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 41.2 km 35.7 km

NBN connectivity

Kalangadoo Wattle Range
Connectivity score 30/100 17/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
258 premises
 0%
17 premises

Climate

Kalangadoo Wattle Range
Annual rainfall 724 mm 556 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C 27.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 5.8°C 5.3°C

Council rates

Kalangadoo Wattle Range
Average residential rate $1,537/yr
same for both
Council Wattle Range
same for both

Federal electorate

Kalangadoo Wattle Range
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kalangadoo Wattle Range
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kalangadoo

Affordable Rural

Wattle Range

Retirees Rural

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